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Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
«After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention.»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| Keywords:
Political convention, United Nations
«You know, you really can't beat a household commodity-the ketchup bottle on the kitchen table.»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| Keywords:
commodity, ketchup, ketchup bottle
«The general has dedicated himself so many times, he must feel like the cornerstone of a public building.»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| Keywords:
cornerstone, cornerstones, General Public
«In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when we realize that we are never going to reach all the shining goals we had set for ourselves, with what grace we can, to living with our ulcers and arthritis, our sense»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| About:
Youth
| Keywords:
arthritis, The Shining, ulcer, ulcers
«The most American thing about America is the free common school system»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| Keywords:
American System, common school, school system
«I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.»
«I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.»
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
(Ambassador, Governor, Politician)
| Keywords:
Court of, court of law, fundamental law, Fundamental Laws
«What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.»